After seeing Dorian Finney-Smith leave town to sign with the Houston Rockets, the Lakers brought in 23-year-old forward Jake LaRavia in their first free agency signing.

The team agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with LaRavia in a move that was announced not long after Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with Houston.

The NBA's official free agency period opened on Monday afternoon with the Los Angeles Lakers losing 3-and-D forward Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets. They had acquired Finney-Smith in a late December trade,